Quesnel Plywood Workers To Get 62% Vacation Pay kk * TWA Cintiact. Sets New Mark On Three Points Bites wk * Vol. XXIII, No, 15. GB ** 1ct ISSUE, AUGUST 1956 - VANCOUVER, B.C. Ss 5c PER COPY A ‘firsts’ aera ee President Joe Morris, and Associ ate "Re. VAVENBY STRIKERS meet to plan picket duty as they decide to fight for decent wages and working condi- in in background addressing the outdoor meeting. yall denied them by the Birch Island Lumber Co. Ltd. | Sinan Secretary, Bill eae an 1-417 IWA — fo by y Lee Colter ch Director Joe Miyazawa when they concluded nego- Co. eS which represent TWA bargaining | the Northern Interior in the cor- | pespouding: period. pare ‘paid statutory hol tiaaye dded to those al- ready “isted i in the contract, thus roundi ae ub the complete num- ore mber. eal time, in District ‘or vacation pay Gees, ae those with more than five years’ service has been set at 61 per cent of total ber o: earnings. I metary term: 4, sed this means considerably more | from ae Cone Oye pee Serer than the equivalent of three |4 percent for those employees weeks vacation with pay, and is | with less “en an five years service. designed to satisfy the vacation mployees with more than five penrements of a high percent- year service will be entitled to age e Quesnel plant e1 6% per cent of total earnings for ployee: their vacation pay, effective July For “the first time in the In- | 1, 1957. erior, an IWA contract willin- | 5. Participation in the present clude all nine statutory holi- | yg. st M.S.A. and Travellers Insurance n will be a condition IWA Members Approve N. Interior Settlement IWA members in the Northern Interior have voted to accept the contract settlement terms recom: eae pecucy Committee of their Union and based on the a Conciliation Officer, it week wa a statement issued on the mended by the | ° was announced this feature was an emphatic demand f t mployment, and the’ company agrees to maintain its contribu- tio and one-half will be paid t Re casa workers for Sun- dey ork. clude a complete hea Job openings will be posted tance improved rules. 8. Seniority provisions will be expanded and more clearly de- ure not yet generally a the repetition: of the Travellers Insurance Benefit ae ee Sed ae he special conditions prevailing in the district. Another valuable feal adanted oe the plywood industry . The grievance procedure will ii sasengtnn a ed fe carile a onsied telararieg afety provisions’ will be vision for indu Gres tet Ske cretary-Tre: fete said: referendum ballot _con- n Gold radio program, Dis- asurer George Northern Interior membership. The value of the entire ipicleze is gperomntely the gave a decisive majority for ac- ceptance. The revised terms of the mas- ter contract for that eee = ans abe contract a te nt te act Col The in- ies ae mthe boat ey Hor the period is 13 cents an apie increa: se also applies complete five years of industrial | peace ee ats ber indi just oon nt Gains Made ection of the lum- The gains represented by this eeeTes eee puzoyision for an ine ard x Union Sete ell now take servi settlement are important to the istry-wide medical e Five additional paid statutory holidays will be added to the e now included in the con- orkers. This provision has been in vogue in the plant for some] The propos time, and up to the present time | with is found in only a few plants un- et the ena of Local 1. eete ther formalities, the agreement will be signed at an early date. a summary, the terms of the work and vacations will be eaotously BREN and the in- creased board will be held at a ceiling of § 35 a day, in- stead of the $3.00 rate urged by the employers. ae between the set- Cea ONE peseablisHeds fon Be bership plus the compulsory dues check-off for new employees. This Northe: See “SETTLEMENT” Page 2 i two ena mateaenenas gvet | CONFERENCE ust 31, 1958. 2. Provision is made for an SEPT. 8 across-the-l ‘board wage Recess, Announcement wae mate 106s this ict Ofests: fi i Sept 1 ae The raises the base ra ae held oa the Arcadian Hall, a Main St., Vancouver, on Benen ber 8th, commencing 10:30 am. | one-half ce: ents above the rate for Union’s Protects et the in that t a IWA i who have fol- ache the Port Alberni arrange- Plan to p job entitlement of pevnil pene . faced with Soke: developed by ad Alberni, in agreement with MacMillan & Bieciel Ltd. ropa heel smoothly, it is reported by IWA officials Plan Jobs IwA, in regard to changing production reakig developments have more ordinary significance to merger plans, as wi in re- ell as than 1 gard ne Pulp Plant Brected : lan now in operation was atau Alberni. Obviously, this | WHAT'S |": f to secure more complete utiliza- tion of oo timber now aoe ible on th mpany’s holdin; A mies is now Tae made LOCAL 1-85 IWA OFFICIAL: le gina Ne iat Asee ond of these holdings to determine See “PROTECTS” Page 3 jistribute en ie B.C, Lumber Worker to Lees es they end PR, Secrhtary hid Moore, sont in action here, claim that by this method ial reaches the maximum number of [WA hom: oni Thursday 7.00 p.m. t CJAV - 6:30 p.m. Thursday o CKPG - Ist and 3rd Thursday- 6 p.m.